Moncton to Annapolis Royal

Our first stop today was at Truro, NS. We had not planned anything there, but we were about ready for some fuel and snacks and Celeste had read about the tidal bore there. That is a wave that runs upstream when the high Fundy Tide comes in. At low tide the river is basically a mud flat. We learned that we were about three hours early for the next event, so just moved on.

Next stop was Grand Pre National Historic Site. Grand Pre was the largest Acadian settlement area at the time of the expulsion in 1755. They had an excellent Interpretive Centre with a very good audio-visual presentation, but there wasn't much to take pictures of.

A few minutees down the road was Acadia University in Wolfville. They have a botannical garden sponsored by Harriet Irving, wife of K. C. Irving. It seeks to replicate various Nova Scotia eco systems and acts a gateway to miles of hiking trails. We took a quick spin through the garden and got back on the road.

We reached Annapolis Royal and checked into our hotel/B&B sometime before 6. What a neat old place! It was built as an inn in 1859. Among its guests over the years were Prince George of Wales (later King George V) in 1884, Governors-General Lord Lansdowne in 1880 and Lord Tweedmuir in 1937, Prime Minister W. L. McKenzie King, and the Lt.-Governor of NS recently stayed in our very room. It is furnished with antiques throughout. Very cool.



After checking in we went for a walk to get a bite to eat. On the way back we stopped at the "Historical Garden," presumably named because it features much local flora and because it has a replica Acadian 1671 house and garden. It is a beautiful garden, comparable to most that we have seen. I would certainly place it above the Kingsbrae Gardens we saw earlier in terms of esthetic appeal. It was very well laid out, vusually appealing, and well tended.

Weather today much the same as the last few, mostly sunny, close to 20 degrees, but with a cool breeze.